Football

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The UK football recruiting class got another bump this week when offensive lineman Naasir Watkins gave his commitment. KSTV talked about the new addition with Rivals.com’s Justin Rowland, who says Mark Stoops may be on the cusp of adding a handful of players to his talented 2017 class.
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Freshmen running back Benny Snell and offensive lineman Logan Stenberg have been named to the All-SEC Freshman Team.
Snell, who didn’t play a snap in the first two games, had a historic season for Kentucky. The Ohio native rushed for a freshman school-record 1057 yards (eighth in the SEC) and 13 TDs. His 13 rushing touchdowns were the most by a freshman in the country.
Logan Stenberg, a native of Madison, Alabama, worked his onto the second unit of Kentucky’s... Read more

The Associated Press released their All-SEC honors today and three Wildcats made the list.
Senior center Jon Toth was named to the first team, while safety Mike Edwards and linebacker Jordan Jones were named to the second team. Toth and Jones were both named to the Coaches’ All-SEC Second Team on Tuesday.
Toth has been the anchor of Kentucky’s dominant offensive line this season, starting at center in Kentucky’s last 47 games. The Wildcat offensive line paved the way for... Read more

The All-SEC teams were released yesterday with center Jon Toth and linebacker Jordan Jones both making the second team.
They were the only Wildcats on the list, but should there have been more? TJ Beisner and Mark Krebs take a look at some Kentucky players who had better statistical seasons than those who were named all conference.
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John Calipari spoke with the media this afternoon ahead of the team’s game against Valparaiso tomorrow night at 8pm. Calipari discusses his team’s mindset following the UCLA loss and what he wants to see from the group tomorrow night.
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Senior center Jon Toth and sophomore linebacker Jordan Jones have been named to the Coaches’ All-SEC Second Team.
Both Toth and Jones were strong contributors this season. Toth anchored an offensive line that allowed Kentucky to average 241.3 rushing yards per game, good enough for 16th in the nation. The senior from Indianapolis played in 48 career games, starting a nation-high 47 of them. Toth will participate in the 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL on January 28th.
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The UK football team is headed to the Tax Slayer Bowl in Jacksonville to take on Georgia Tech later this month. KSTV spoke with Rick Catlett, the president and CEO of the bowl, to get his thoughts on the matchup and why they chose the Cats.
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Kentucky’s focus is now on getting ready to face Georgia Tech in the TaxSlayer Bowl, their first bowl game since the 2010 season.
How big is this game for the program? Mark Stoops said earlier it’s “very gratifying” for this team to play in a bowl with prestige like the TaxSlayer Bowl.
TJ and Mark discuss what this bowl game means for the program going forward.
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Mark Stoops met with the media earlier today for the first time since Kentucky upset Louisville to end the regular season. He discussed the team’s preparation for the TaxSlayer Bowl and gave us an update on recruiting, which he says is going to be a big focus over the next month.
Check out the full press conference here:
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2017 defensive end Chris Whittaker has committed to Kentucky, according to 247 Sports’ Ryan Bartow.
Whittaker, a Florida native, was originally committed to Central Florida but decided to flip his commitment to Kentucky after his visit in Lexington this weekend.
He becomes the 15th commitment in the 2017 class and is the second defensive end in the class. Whittaker is unranked on rivals.com, but is tabbed a three-star recruit.
We will have more on Whittaker Monday night on KSTV. Read more